What does preferred mean?
Definitions for preferred
pre·ferred
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word preferred.
Princeton's WordNet
preferable, preferredadjective
more desirable than another
"coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferentadjective
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
"the favored child"
Wiktionary
preferrednoun
Preferred stock.
preferredadjective
favoured
ChatGPT
preferred
Preferred is generally defined as the act of liking or choosing someone or something more than someone or something else; hence considered more desirable or suitable. It refers to a choice made from a number of possibilities, typically predicated on specific criteria or personal preference. It can also refer to something that is given priority or precedence over others.
Webster Dictionary
Preferred
of Prefer
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'preferred' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4254
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'preferred' in Adjectives Frequency: #1006
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preferred in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preferred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of preferred in a Sentence
And our hope is that they will also stop their people, their troops and their officials who get in the way or manage these shipments, from actually putting their hands into the shipments and taking out medicine or taking out other preferred items simply to keep for themselves.
Jones said he had tried medication before, but preferred to treat his sleeping issues without drugs. I liked the idea of acupuncture because it’s been around for thousands of years, principally in Asia and it’s not a pill … so, it’s a good natural kind of thing that’s got real science behind it actually so that’s why I was interested in it.
It is unfortunate they have done this instead of accepting Mr. Gatt as a passenger, we would've preferred that Kuwait Airways relinquishes its continuing boycott of Israeli citizens.
I was not nervous, my wife was more than I, but it is my civic duty that my family fought for me to vote. I would have preferred absentee ballot or a delay, but here we are.
We’re still scrambling to get them what they need, we just don’t always have the preferred drug available. It just involves a lot more creativity.
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Translations for preferred
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- preferitCatalan, Valencian
- preferovanýCzech
- preferindaEsperanto
- preferidoSpanish
- ensisijainen, suositeltuFinnish
- préféréFrench
- disukaiIndonesian
- preferidoPortuguese
- предпочтительнымRussian
- 首选Chinese
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